Riverside High School Holds Forty First Commencement
The Riverside high school awarded diplomas at the Methodist church with Dr. Frank L. Mott of the University of Iowa delivering the address on Progress in this Modern World. Seventeen students received perfect attendance certificates and Leon Karel earned a scholarship pin for above average grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Mott
University of Iowa Department of Journalism
Howard T. Holt
Leon Karel
Gentle Words From Hi Ho Sage on Chinatown Wary Audience
The sage Hi Ho cautions that crowds heed promoters of conflict more than generous counsel. He speaks softly about the dangers of noise and crowds, noting ancestral warnings on paying attention to peaceful guidance versus stirring up trouble.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
Ancient Indian African Coastal Trade Flourished Early
Ancient commerce between India and the east coast of Africa thrived through the first millennium CE, with exchanges in goods, technologies, and cultural contacts shaping maritime networks and regional economies.
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India
Africa
Oldest Musical Instrument Possibly A Flute
The article notes the oldest musical instrument appears to have been a flute. Washington Lodge No. 26 A M A regular meeting occurs on the first Friday of each month. W A Bealer W M A W Yard secretary.
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Washington Lodge
W. A. Bealer
W. M
A. W. Yard
Train Schedules and station notices for Washington area
Local and neighboring railroad timetables list eastbound and westbound trains with departure and arrival times for various routes including the Sunset Limited Apache and Golden State Limited services. Notices indicate daily, daily except Sunday, and special handling for California passengers with agent names and station details.
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Apache
Sunset Limited
Dette
Cementae A Ee
Golden State Limited
Knoxville
Washington
Washinatonee
California
L. Goodlander
Seniors Receive Their Diplomas in Wellman
June 1 commencement exercises at the Wellman high school heard H J Thornton of Iowa City deliver the address. Diplomas were presented by Supt H E Ross with each graduate receiving a red rose. Ward Wetrich was saluted for twelve years of perfect attendance. A telegram of congratulations from Cecil Graham was read and benediction was offered by Rev Thus Osborn.
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Do. S. Cummings
Board of Education
Robert Cress
Blanche Weber
Viola Petsel
Wilma Marshall
Genevieve Hartzler
Erma
Irene
Harold Beranek
Leon Karel
Riverside
Lyle Luckey
Robert Frost
Robert Petsel
Gwendolyn Marner
Eleanor Frost
Joe Hartzler
John Soukup
Charles Helferich
Clover Luckey
Glenys Marner
Dean Hartzler
Ward
Cecil Graham
Des Moines
Gerade Tate
Osborn
Prudence Wertz
R. W. Wertz
Joe Swartzendruber
Kajona
Thussell Ehrenfelt
Betty Coffey
Mt. Pleasant
Lois Swisher
Iowa City
Iowa Wesleyan
Phylis Smith
Keota
Park Hotel
Marie Fogel
Eyther Graff
Malcom
Grinnell
Wm. Morgan
Chicago
Turrey Work and Elizabethan Pile Carpet Making
The article notes that pile carpet making in England began in Queen Elizabeth I's era. It states weaving was copied from East Asian rugs, giving rise to the term Tursey Work. Wool pile panels were used to cover chairs, featuring English designs with small detached floral sprays in green and yellow tones.
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Elizabeth
Riverside Sorosis Luncheon and Club Meetings Noted
Riverside Sorosis study club held its annual luncheon at Munns Grill Iowa City with nineteen members present. The program featured Miss Dorothy Brown of the University of Iowa dramatic art department and Thomas Ayers performing clarinet solos. Mrs. O C Bergman sang two vocal solos. The Federated Club of Iowa concluded its year with a Tower home gathering including a garden tour and a picnic supper attended by many from Iowa City.
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Medges
O. C Bergman
Riverside
William H. Cress
Fred Kron
R. G. Miller
Tener
John Tener
Federated Club of Iowa
Tower
Iowa City
The Camera Cannot Lie Assertion by Gladstone in 1896
British statesman W E B Gladstone declared The camera never lies during a Liverpool speech in August 1896. He urged public indignation over Armenian massacres in Constantinople as photographs depicted heaps of slain Armenians, countering claims of exaggeration.
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W. E B. Gladstone
Liverpool
Constantinople
Gladstone
Largest Croquet Wicket Emerges in Ctesiphon Sands
The world’s largest croquet wicket rises from Iraqi sands at Ctesiphon. It is said to be the remaining portion of a palace built in A D 550 by King Chrisroes I of Persia, now known as the Ctesiphon areh.
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Ctesiphon
Iraq
Ctesiphon Areh
Chrisroes I
Persia
Misses Frick
Henry
Mr. Holden
Miss Frick
Mary
Milt
Law
Weather outlook Des Moines June 1 to 6
Weather outlook for June 1 to 6 includes generally fair start, showers mid to late week, and above normal temperatures mid and late period. Northern and central Great Plains expect considerable precipitation with temperatures mostly above normal.
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Des Moines
Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
Blind to Love continues with Mary and Milton’s awkward courtship
Mary Shannon, a secretary at A A Heeley Steamship, clashes with suitor Milton Holden while dealing with engagement gossip and a family crisis. Margot’s warning, a thwarted dinner, and a tense drugstore scene push Mary toward a fragile romance as the chapter ends with a hopeful yet uncertain vow to marry someday.
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Mary Shan- Man
A. A. Heeley Steamship Company
Jamie” Todd, Jr
Nesta Grainger
Mary
Willie
Shannon
Mamie
Petaluma
Oakland
Mrs. Henry
Margot Patterson
Edwin Samson
Stephen Bennet
Seattle
Mr. Bennet
Ilton Holden
Ethelyn
Milton Froiden
Holden
Timmy Weeks
Frick
Painter
Peggy
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O. C. Bergman
W. N. Crozier
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Office Stephen Jewelry Store
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City & County
Geo
Morrison County
Ethel Grecian
R. R. Noonan
W. P. Rawn
Jane Lady
Harriet
Coulter
Marold
Putnam County
Marion
George County
Lester B. Krabill
W. S. Kyle
Boyd Foster
M. T. Coon
Fred Bauer
DE. A. C. Peterson
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Washington, Iowa
Optometrists
C. 8. Lemmon
John W. Lemmos
East Side Square
Ralph W Thompson
Comr
Crusal Temple
Feone
Washington, Ia
Lemshy & Yard General Insurance
East Main Street
Stock and Mutual
Bailey
Washingelon Independent School
A. Ralston
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Della Patton
Ethel McCreedy
C. W. Tucker
Ralph W. Thompson
P. L. Etter
T. J. Pease
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Lowa
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Catison
Marion Ave
O. F. Boller
State Bank Corner
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Theodore B. Bailey
Livingston
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E. C. Picher
West Malp St
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F. F. Muck
Henry R Bailey
Eee
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C. EB. Lemles
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Marian 5
Nalley
Frank V. Miller
J. & Lemmon
Lester H. Orr F. Boller
J. H. Squire
Will Dupuis
W. Carl Hedges
Fred Reid
City Library
Eva Denny
Libraria
Mra
Homer Stephen
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Jones Panfral
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West Main St
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North Dakota
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Hillsboro
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J. C. McKay
Southwest Limited
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Dekl
Agee
Sir. Hoss
Kaen Graduate
Deplomlas
Lawrence Romine
Barbara Kay
R. FH. Maxwell
Carol Maxwell
Mary Crail
Dean Taylor
Fairfield
Ralph Tomkinson
Salem Epent
Thos. Osborn
Earnest Friend and Larry
Detroit
Michigan
Tomlinson
Riverside Sorosis
Elmer Coulter
H. A. Fry
E. E. Sawyer
J. E. McCollister
W. F. McRoberts
Roy Snyder
Edward Davis
R. I. Dunham
Edward Greer
Catherine Hope
F. Meardon
F. Moon
H. A
Washington County National Farm Loan Association
Farmers Mutual Insurance Co
H. Huston
I Lorack
L. Duncan
Ira Coon
Frank Anderson
Blind TO Love
Lavingston
Margot
Miss Mary
Milton
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